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F. KLEIN BRAIDING MACHINE Original Filed April l5. 1920 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 llo Patented Aug. 2l, i923.

Unirse srarss FREDERICK KLEIN7 OF NEW YOESK, N.

JBSSIGNOB T NATIONAL INDICATOR COMPANY, 0F LONG ISLAND CITY, NEN YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BBAIDING- MACHINE.

Application filed April 15, 19530, Serial No. 37e-,19323.

To all tolto/m t may con@ mi Be it known that l, linnnnnicir liLnrn, citizen ot the Unit-ed States, and resident ot the borough ot Manhattan, city, county, a fl State ot New York, have invented cert n new and usetul Improvements in raiding;` Machines, ot which the following; is a specilication.

This invention relates to that type of ma chincs in which two oppositely rotating tables turrets arel provided, each turret or table carrying a series of spools or bob bins, the threads from all ot said spools converging at a braiding` point above the machine and means being provided whereby the threads from one series ci hohbi; s will be interlaced with the threads from the other series ot bobhins. The purpose of machines of this type is to produce a tubular braided fabric with or without a core. Such machines are largely iior braidin coverings on electric wires; but ot course 1t will he understood that they are capable ot a great variety of uses.

One oit the main objects oi this .invention is to produce a machine having few moving; parts and wherein the threads are guided by relatively fixed guiding` arms or cai-ns, whereby the use of all reciprocating threadguiding' means is avoided.

Another important object of t ie invention is to so construct tie machine that the moving: parts will be concentrated as close as 4pcssiliile 'to the center or axis oit rotation.

Another object off the invention is to sus pond one series ot bobbin carriersat their upper inner ends so that said carriers will extend outwardly and downwardly at the angle they would naturally assume vdue to the speed oit rotation oit the carriers around thc machine. The objectV ot this construction is to reduce to the smallest possible degree the friction ot the said carriers on their supporting means.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide a series of stationary thread guides so lpositioned that they serve as means to divert the threads from one set of bobbins over and under the threads from the other set or bobbins, said guides beinp` adjustable around the machine in order to vary the paths ot the threads. Y The purpose ot 'this construe tion is to permit the machine be adjusted Renewed January 31, 1321. Serial No. 441,457.

tor producing4 braiding` effects of different characters. By adjusting; the cams each ot the threads from the outer series ot bobbins may be caused to pass over two threads of the inner series or bobbins and then under two of such Ythreads or they may be ad.1 `iusted to cause each of the' threads from the outer series of bobbins to pass over one thread and then under one thread. Any other desired arrangement oi"- cams muy be made to secure other braiding effects.

Another object of the invention is to pro- 'vide novel means ior causing the inner set ot bobbin carriers to move about the ima chine while at the same time permitting the interweavinp; of the. threads from the two series of bobbins. This means consists of reciprocating' pins which are adapted to be brought into and out of engagement with the carrier heads, and flexible resilient elements connected to said'pins to aid them to vibrate, or reciprocate, and thereby relieve the pin-actuating` means from the effects of inertia.

There are other objects and advantages ot the invention which will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of the machine;

Fig. 2 a vertical central sectional view thereof;

Fig, 3 a sectional view ot the lower part ot the machine taken on the line III- III oit' Fig. l;

Fig'. 4l. a detail front elevation ot the hase oi? the machine the cover-plate of the changegear box being removed;

lT 5 a detail vertical sectional view of the upper part of the rotating turrets;

Figi. (5 a detail view oi? the upper end of the inner set oit carriers, the end guide plate or head being` broken away;

Fira? a detail plan view or" the parts shown in 6;

Fig. S a detail side elevation partly inV section ot one ot the suspended carriers and its guiding track;

9 a detail sectional view of the guiding track carried by the outer turret;

Fig. i0 a diagrammatic view showing; the means for connectingthe inner series ot carriers to the inner turret and also showing the path of the thread around the heads of said carriers;

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Figs.` 12J and show the shuttles and' guide ofi Fig; 111 in two positions;

Figs. 14h and l5 are diagrammatic views showing the character ot braidingproduced by the arrangement of cains shown in 11, 12 and' 13' (basket braid) g Fig-.16 is a di L amnistie view showing the thread guide Gains arranged to produce a two over and two undr"V character of i braiding,v (whip lash) g The supporting member 2, is formed atv its irontr end with` a. chamber adapted to rr` Cei'vcthe change gears, will'be more fully hereinafter describedl The base is also supportedby rearwardly and upwardly extending arms 1 which are mounted near their lower ends on supporting legs 5. The lower endsk ofy the. arms. 1' are suiably bolted to the rearr part ot: the, base 1, shown in Fig. 1. mounted therein, is an upwardly exten tubular rigid post 6; ony the upper end oi. which is rigidly secured a terminal 7. When: the machine is used. braidingy a covering overY ay cor.e.'suclii an electric wire, the core passes upwardly through the tubular post. 6.

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Mounted'. to rotateon thepost is a sleeve` 8" and on the upper endA of'this sleeve near the upper' end ot the post is formed a tur-ret or head 9. This head is dished and the outer wall thereof inclines upwardly andi outwardly. Above the. turret 9 the sleeve 8 is -tormedwith ahead 19 which carries at its lower endA the outwardly and downwardly inclinedannular flange 11, said flange being above the upper edge ot the-outer wall ot the dished turret 9. The lower end ot the sleeve 8 extends into the hollow base and has rigidly securedto it within the base a beveled gear 12 through. which gear rotary motion is imparted to the sleeve and to the turret 9. Mounted on the'sleeve S isan outer sleeve 13 which carries at` its upper end the outer larger. turretleti This turret at its upper end is also. dished, the inner surface or' the dished portionextending close-to the outer surface. of. the. dished; portion of the. inner turret 9 andinclining inwardly and down.- wardly parallel with the outer surface of the The base 1 is hollow, andl centrally.

said inner turret, as shown clearly in vFigs. A2 and 5. rlhe upper portion of the turret 14 inclines upwardly and outwardly beyond the exterior surface ot the main portion of the turret, said upwardly Yand outwardly eX-' tending' portion forming' aguidin and supf porting. track torthe'inner series of carriers, said carriers being suspended at their upper endson said track and extending from said track outwardly7 as will be more fully hereinafter described. The lower end ot the sleeve 18 ext-ends within the hollow base and carries therein abeveled gear 15 through' which rotary motion is imparted to the said sleeve and to the turret 14; Thegear 151s arranged above the gear 12, and engaging both ot' said gears is a beveled pinion 16, this latter pinion being Amounted on a hori- Zontal drive shaft 17.

18 and is provided on its outer end with a loose driving pulley 19. of the drive shaft is arranged a clutch 20 which is adapted to be brought into engagement with the driving pulley 19 when it is desired to'operate the machine. rihis clutchV operating means will be more fully hereinafter described. 1t is tobe noted that the sleeves 8 and 13 with their turrets will be driven in opposite directions. The turret 1libelow the dished portion'y thereof is hollw and forms an oil chamber oil chamber 21 the turret 14 is formed-with a depending. annular flange 22 whichis outwardly and downwardly beveled on its inner surfacevto receive a.' correspondingly beveled brake-ring 23 To the outer surface-of the flange 22 are secured outwardly extending radial ,brackets 211! which carry the outer series of bobbins. There are preterably eight of these bobbin-suppcrting brackets but it will of course.- be under-r stood that the number ot brackets may be varied as desired'. Each bracket is formed with an upwardly and outwardly inclinedl arm 25, said arm beingparall'el with the inclined `inner surface of the dished part oi the turrets. Each ot' said upwardly extendingA arms is provided with an outwardly and downwardly extending bobbin support yoke 2", the bobbins 27 of the outer series' being. journalled in the lower ends ofthe arms of these yokes; rFhe arms 26 of the bobbin-carrying brackets 241- are connected formed achannel or passage 28 which is adapted to receive stationary thread guides 29, which are mounted on ani annular sup,-

porting frame 30, this latter' trame being.

rigidly secured to the base l. YThe thread Shaft 1'?14 is mounted in suitable bearings in a supporting member On the outer end' Below the.

Between the arms ot thev gicle cams 29- incline upwardly and outwardly and are `parallel. with the upwardly outwardly inclined arms 25, and of course, are parallel with the inclined surf". ces ot the turrets 9 and le. As the turret i is rotated the thread-guiding cams 29 pass through the ch nnels 28.

l take-up cram is mounted on a shaft ournalled in the upper ends 't the arms this tekens drum receiving the braided material and .f irawing it upwardly from the 1l pointu The taire-up drum is proed with a lare-e beveled gear 33 which is 3st which l D v receive motion through sha'tt 30 and gears 36 in the changegear box. The

Sie gears are driven through Qinion mounted on a shaft 38 which shaft carries a wor gear 39 meshing` with worm e() on the main drive shai'tg By selecting` proper l s, the talle-up drum may oe driven A tubular guide el is iorted hvj the arms e and is assigned to tain all of the threads converging` at Le proner lnaiding point. As shown in the drawingi this tnhular Guide is arranged a s iort distance aoove t :ral rigid post G. The upwardly and outwardly tending tracht Yportion lea olf lthe turret ill i slotted, as at 4t2. As shown in the di' iwi gs, turret is form-ed with eight slots, one f ior each of the eight hohbin carriers of tl outer series. ln the slots a2 are arranged guard wires i221 These guard wires are slightly offset from the walls of the slot and serve to heen threads of the outer hohhins from contacting with the t walls.

@il may creep up the inner wail of the turret A and lodge in the slots and it is to prevent the threads from g with the oily walls of tneslots guard wires are employed @n ortingg and. guiding traclz ha are heads 413 ot the inner series car These heads are in the 'torni oit yolies and are a( `ted to down ove the guiding' track,

the said track bei received between the inner and outer members of the yolrc. The guiding; track le? is tapered slightly on its ide so that the upper end ot the track is slightly thinner than the lower end thereof and the inner surtace or the outer arm of the yoke 43 is correspondingly inclined to receive the inclined. outer surface ot said track. Each head has secured to its inner surface and within the dished part of the turret le a substantially elliptical thread guiding plate elle, and said plate is 'termed with a lip or inn'er v. ch serves as a thread pass, The inner suriiace et the sui;- porting` and g'uidingg track ill-a is :torinod with an annular' groove i6 and each car head f is i'rfovidefl 'l l:

417, which adapted to ft and el.

groove d6. Each guide hey is secured to the head hy means oi two screws e8? said screws also serving to secure the guide plates i4 to the heads. -`"Vhen the leys are cured in position Vthey serve as means to loclr the carrier heads to the supporting and guiding track lea. The lguide `slate lli is slightly larger than the heads d3 so that they serve effectively to guide the threads from 'the outer series ot hohhius and prevent them engagino' the heads To each head 43 is secured t o outwardly extending and downwardly inclined rods These rots diverge outwardly from eachother and their outer ends are rr V'ly s Y i1 to the large rigid head f wl., ai a shuttle, said head being substantially eliiptical in term with its longer axis hoi-i Zontal and its ends somewhat pointed. This shuttle sugports one journal or the heb` supported in the head as sl j center ot said shuttle is slightiy below the upper ends oit' the stationary thread-@uiding` cams 29. The threads :trom 'the inner series or hohhins l pass under the s idinf lingers and thence directly to the creiding point.

rhe carrier supporting' heads d3 o ported and guided n the track le. out are moved around the machine by t 9, and, therelore5 moved in a direction opposite to the rotation oit the turret' track lli-n. To cause these carriers with the turret 9 they are connected turret hy means or sliding coupler pins There are two of these pins tor each carrierhead d3 and said pins slide in groei/'e formed in tie outer surface of `the turre 9, said grooves forming the means ior loci:- in g the pins to the turret 9 and causinjr em the couplingl pins, Each coun is nin is ln'cwidu'ed with a roller 55 which is adapted to travel in an annular undulatine` groove 56 Ytermed in the inner surface ot the arret 145 said Igroove heine; located below tl lots i-2. t is manifest that as the pins move around the machine with the turi'et` 9 out oit engagement with the notches 5ftthe carrier heads. The `groove is shaped that the coupler nii will he with drawn one at time from the carrier heads as they each reach one ot the slots a2 andL c @rejected hach into er y 1 I head they vh a point just slots so that the coupler pins The vibration el? vill alternately let go and talle hold of the carrier heads as slots li'l. The purpose oit this is 'topermi'tf the threads. from under the heace of the The threads from the otter bobbins move inand out iiiA the slots l2 and pass either over or under the heads d3, as Will be more vfully hereinafter' described.

ln order to reduce the stress on the roll ers 55 on f coupler i of :i ie

lents and the inhave a speed oi vibration synchronous withy 'iiiparted to the coupler pins the movements i l groove 5G. Iii therefore, the

by the curi'ec elements and' thei were free to'vibrateE air resistance and' tion being eliminated, the said el* and coupler pins would Continue to IJrate precisely as iic they were given vibrating* impulses 56.

in the resilient element the Walls of' the groove Will be relieved of the mayor portion of the Wear which would bev caused' by alternately accelerating; and retarding' the movement of the pins as they move toward and beyond mid-position, and the ment between. 'therollers 55 and the Walls" oli' the groove 5G will be very light and only suilicient to overcome the Jfriction of the pins and Vflie air resistance. The eilect' oin` the gravity of the coupler pins on the resilient elements Will be eliminated or great-ly reduced, ovini@ to the inclination oil' the interior wall or the turret ld on which saidI pins reciprocate, and to the speed oit rotation of the turreiit 9. The coupler pins move in a path perpendicular to a line which the resilient elements would assume if said elements and the coupler pins were freely suspended and permitted to assume a position due to the centrifugall force o''the rotating; turret 9. rllhev resilient elements', when at rest7 are designed'to lie in said line', and, when flexed, 'to move a uniform distance above and below said line,

By mounting the coupler pins on the re# silient elements the Work of reciprocating said pins is transferred to the springs andi they pass each oil the the outer bobliiiis to pass r' series or bobbins.-v

walls the Q oove 56? each' he outer endY d elements to return attachedA coupler pins bythe Walls of the curved groove lhen the` machine is operating at itsL designed speed and the vibrations' are set up" so that the Wear of the parts is transiferr dk to element' which is readily replaceable without in any way dismantling` the maL chine;l Should any of the springs break the machine isl entirely operative and! maybe Y run until' it is desiredV to replace the'brolzenparts? It isiii'anifest that if the groove and rollers were reliedl upon as the sole means 'io'r' reciprocating the pins, there-'Would be a `great' deal of Wear on these'part's asv the niachine'is designed1 to operate at a very highy speed, and it is' very impor-'tant that the' mov-ing partsV be relieved, as far'a'spo'ssible,A of ivea'nf There is suiiicieit lost motion in thef connect'ions between the resilient elementsand? the coupler pins to prevent binding orv bucklingy ol the resilient element-'s when inl their normal or straight-out position.- This straight-out position; is' the Zero point in the? vibration of tlieielei'iientsand i's'lniid'vvaybe'- tfiveen the limits of the'vibratingniovementof said eleiiientsllherever the speed oi vibrationof the resilient elements variesabove or below the required number'of vibrations ofi the coupler pins, thisfvariati'on Willi be corrected byI 'the impulses given toy thecouplerpiiis by the groove 56. ln practical operationoilv this machine theresilie'nt elementsmat'erially rel' duce the r"iie':ioifial` resistance bet'vveeiithe'i coupler pins and tlieir'act'i'iating groeve and: a very high speedic'aii be? maintained with incoiisiderable friction? in thegroove 56.' ln: F l() is diagramniatically illustrated the coupler pins and the manner of connecting` and disconnecting them from they heads the carriers. Thev pathsV of Vthe threads around the coupler head-s andY Ypast the e'oup ler pins are also diagrammatieally illu strated'; `t will be noted that one piiifof each pair is' disconnected from the carrier head to permit the thread to pass, tlie'other pin beingv engaged iii the carrier iead' and locking the carrier to theV turretl 9. lt Wilh of course, be under-stood that the' carriers are moving iiiV the direction' indicated by the'- airovT A; While the groove 561-isiiovinglinv the direc'- tioii indicated bythe arrow B; l e threads1 from the outer seriesl oi bobbing" pass over and under the carriers as indieated'by thearrows C and D. Asrthey pass under?r the? carrier heads the coui'aler pins' let go and-A Ytake hold, Yas' hereiiibefore describedlbut a'tno'tiine are theo'a'riier headscom'plete'ly released from-both coupler pins.-

'llhe inner eries'of' carrie'rsfare suspended from the guiding track 14a Vatv suohanangu# lar position that'l the aX'isof' thebobbin iiielinesatapproximately'60O from the vertical axis of the rotating turrets. This' is theangle approximately which these carriers would assume it they were Yfreely suspended at thc axis of tho'turrets and free to swing and taire position which would be the resultant of centrifugal and gravitational forces in the manner of governor balls. lVhen the carriers are at rest their outer ends drop slightly causing the carrie;l heads to bind slightly on the guiding tracli. ililhen the machine is rotating at normal speed the outer ends of the carriers will lift due to the centrifugal force and thereby relieve the binding of the carrier heads on the track,

' so that when the turrets are rotating at and their supporting means.

normal speed the carriers will freely move the guiding and supporting track without any binding action. This is important as it materially reduces the friction of the carrier heads on their guiding track. As the carriers are light and as the diameter or' the turret 14: and guide track` 14a is small the friction oii the carrier heads on the guide track due to the centrifugal force will be very slight.

The thread from the bobbins 51 is passed around a tension device 58 and a threadbreal stop 59, both oi these devices being mounted on the carrier and traveling with the bohbin. As these devices form no part of the present invention, they will not be specifically described or claimed in this application. ltwill1 of course, be understood that any suitable thread tension and threadbreak` stop device may be employed in this machine.

The bobbins 27 are suspended between the arms or the yoke 26 with their axes horizontal. The thread :troni each of these bobbins 27 led through a tension device GO and a theH icl-break stop 61 and thence to the braidin point. These tension devices and threadbreak stops are mounted upon the yolres, 26 and. of course. trL vel with the bobbins i As these devices will not be claimed'in this application, they will not be specifically shown or described herein.

The stationary thread `guides 29 are provi ed with the inclined cani portions '62 which ext-end upwardly and outwardly in the direction or rotation or the outer series oi cari?iers.v said carriers being designed to rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow z in 1. These cam guides are i ned of bent wire. their inwardly and downwardly extending members being adapted to enter sockets in the supporting ring 20. The supporting ring is Jformed with a series of apertures so that the cams j he adjusted along said ring to the desired positions 1for properly guidingr the i reeds from the outer series of bobbins. As shown in 1 and 16. the supporting rin*Y is provided with apertures arranged in so that the thread guiding cams may be arranged singly, as shown in Fig. 1, or in y airs. as indicated in Fig. 16. When arranged as shown in Fig. l, the threads from the outer bobbins will be guided/over and Vundf-zr each thread of the inner series of bobscrews are provided to secure the cam guides 2.9-62 in their adjusted positions. As hereinbelore pointed out, the passages or channels 28 in the brackets which support the bobbins 27 receive the guice-carns 29 so that the bobbins 27 may be locate-d below the guide caros and said cams will serve to guide the threads over the shuttle on tho outer ends ot the inner series of carriers.

.Each cari er bracket 211- is provided with a thread guiding arm 63 which isV formed with al notch tif-i, through which the thread passes tro .i the tension device and threadbreak stop to the braiding point. vThis thread guide `is located at the rear end of each carrier considered with respect to the direction 0'1".' movement of the carriers around the machine. .The notch 64 is located at a point slightly below the horizontal center of the shuttles 59 so that normally the thread lies in said notch and in position to be en- Oed by tl e lower curved edge of the shut- TWhen the threads from the outer carrs engaged by the inclined portion G2 the cani guides. they are lifted out of the tch 64C as indicated 'in Figs. 13 and 16, and are then tree to travel up over the shuttles. As soon. however. as the shuttle has passed beyond a. thread it drops down into the notch and will he presented to the under side ot the next advancing shuttle, or'if it engages a cani guide 62. it will be again lifted out of said not-ch and will be presented to the upper sur'lace or" the next advancing shuttle. s the thread guide 63 maintains a fixed position with respect to its associated carrier. the thread-will normally always lie in the notch 54; and will be diverted out ot said notch only by the inclined sur- Vfaces or by the lower edges of the shutties. 1When the thread is released and tree to nie its normal position on the guide it will return to the notch G4 slightly below the ends oil the shuttles lt vis necesthat the notch 64C be slightly below the :..ital center or the shuttle in order to assure the thread passing below the shuttle when said thread is tree of the guide' cams 29.

The operation oi' the turrets and carriers may be briefly described as follows:

The turrets 9 and 14; rotate in opposite .directions` the turret 14. rotating in the direction indicated by an arrow X and the turret 9 rotating in the direction of the arrow Y in Fig. 1. The ting 30 supporting llO vover the shuttle.

v.they are passi-ng under 'the shuttle.

the cam guides 29 is stationary. As the outerseries of carriers move aroundfthe machine the threads extending therefrom engage tthe inclined portions 62 or" the cam guides :and are raised .above .the point of .the `shuttle .5 0 ot the inner series ogt carriers. As the threads move up the inclined part 62 they are engaged by the upwardly curved upper vedge oqt' the shuttle land passed up As the shuttle advances, he vthread ypassing over 4it will drop down .beyond the cam guide which has just operated upon it. In the arrangement of cam guides shown Vin Figs. 'l and lvl, .thethread will .drop 4down v.below the point of the next advancing shuttle Iand will engage the downwardly curved lower side ci' said .ad- Yancing shuttle Vandbe carried under said shuttle. lt wilhot course, be understood that as the ,threads trom y,the outer bobbins are .carriedfover and under the shuttles they ypass over and under the threads from `the .inner series or" bobbins. After passing un- .der one shuttle a thread will .engage the 1nfclined surface 62 ci the next vcam :guide and will be .by it deflected orraised above the -negtt :advancing (shuttle, and so .on completely Iaroundjthe machine. .The kthreads -from .the ,outer fseriesvof bobbins pass upwardly .through the slots 4:2 to the braiding point, Vland the carrier head-soi fthe `inner series-,of carriers are moved across said .slots through -the .operation of vthe coupler pins which, as herei-nbefore described, are reciprocated .to legt go and talre hold of the :carrier heads -as -said y.coupler pins pass across said'slots. By this means the-threads from the outer series `of .carriers are Ipermitted to pass-underthe carrier heads when Of course, when the said threads pass .over the -shuttles'they also pass freely `over the carrier heads 43. It is-manifestfthat when the A.threads pass under the carrier heads they likewise pass under .the threads from the innerseries of carriers, as these threads extend from the guide fingers 45 to vthe braiding point.

In Fig. l1 Va indicates a'thread from one of the Vouter series of bobbins. It is engaging notch .64 in .the-thread guide 63, and the shuttle 50 ot one of .the inner series of bobbins is vadvancing to meet said thread and divert it under the shuttle. As thethread and the vshuttle `are moving in opposite directions thevshuttle will have advanced to the position .shown-in full lines in Fig. l2 and in .dotted lines in Fig. ll by the time the thread .a has reached the part 62 of theV guide cam 29, at whichtime the thread@` has passed under the shuttle. As the thread guide andthe thread .fr continue .their movement toward the right, the threadfaV will ,be moved by-the'inclined surtace 62 out of the notch 64 and raised gsu-tlicient-ly to-be .enfggaged by the upper curved `,surface ofthe next :advancing shuttle. This V.operation-is kshown in ydotted lines in Fig. 11 and in full .lines in Fig. CL3, so ithat thethread a in the arrangement of .cam guides 29 .shown in F lgs. l and ll, will travel, as indicated A1n v:thezblack dotted line Z) ot' Fig. 1l.

In Fig. 16 the cam guides 29'arearranged in groups of two with a blank spaced vbetween each group. ln this arrangement the thread a. ywillen-gage two cams QQ-beore it isperm-itted to drop hack into the notch 64 so that the threads a will pass over two of the threads yof `the inner lseries of bobbins before 'they are permitted to pass lunder said threads. .By .prev-hiding the blanl; spaces in between the Vseries .off'cam guides A29 the thread .rt will .be forced to'passiuider two of thethreads .from .the inner series of bobblnsbetore itis .again engagedgfbyffa can).

lguide 29 and .diverted above the shuttle 50.

Figs. lll and ll5 illustrate the (hash-.et

braid) type of braidingproduced hy the arrangement olt cam guides shown in Figs. l

and lland Figs. L7 and l 'illustrate .the (whip lash) .ty-pe of braiding 'producedby the arrangement -ot cam guides shown in Fig. 16. v

An .oil .port-66 leads from the bottomef chamber 2l .to a groove 67 in the sleeve S. .This greove .communicates through radial portsfto the'spiral .oil groove 68 in the post 6.

.The upper end ci this spiral Vgroove cornrnunicates with @ports 69v which extend through the sleeve 8 into the cup formed by the dished .turret 9. Throughlh'botvtom of this turret "9 -a -port 70 `is formed which leads back into the chamber 2l. ln .the hollow base l .fa supply of `ojil is maintainedto .provide lubrication for the gears and for `the lower .ends of .the sleeves.

The machine is started and stopped :by means of a handle 7l which 1s connected .through suitable rods to a lclutch-operating.

rod 7 2. This clutch-.operating means is connected through a bell .crank lever 73 to a. brake ring 23 so that when saidclutch means is-. operated to stop the machine the clutch ring -wifll be vslightly rotated and, through its threaded connection with VVthe base, raised into engagement with the-cooperating base ,ot ithe'tu-rret 14. A series otthread-bralre bin carriers ',ineunted to slide `on the outer turret, afseriesot' outer oohhin c iers xed to ithe vouter turret and rotating therewith, coupler 'pins :rotatinv' with the inner turret, an ui'idulaf-ing groove "formed inthe outer turret, meras ,connected to the coupler `pins 'and operating1 in lsaid groote to :reciproca-te said pins .to vconnect and .disconnect :them trom 1th-, -slidable carniers mounted on the outer turret, whereby :the saidslidable carriers will more with I,the inner turret and the coupler ,pins will permit the :threads 'from the outer series or bobbins to pass under said slidable carriers, ,and resilient elements connect-ed to the coupler pins and #to the inner turret,1the resilient eleinents'being tuned lto vibrate i-nfsynchronism with the undulations of the said groove in the outer turret.

8. A braiding machine cernprising an inner turret, an outer turret, means for rotating' the turrets in opposite direc-tions, a series of bobbin carriers mounted to ,slide on the outer turret, a series of outer 'bobbin carriers zied to the outer turret and rotating therewith, coupler pins 'rotating-with the inner turret,'means for imparting reciproeating,` impulses to the coupler ipins, and resilientcmeans connected fto said coupler pins and adapted to vibrate and thereby maintain the reciprocatingr impulses imparted to lthe couple pins, said pins operai-ing` to ccnneet and disconnect the slidable carriers to the inner turret and permittingthe `threfnls from the outer lseries ot bobbins to Apass under `said carriers.

A braiding' machine comprising,` a series ot bobbin carriers, a guiding and supporting` track on which said carriers are adapted to move, a-rotatingl ineanswoupler pins carried 'by said rotating means, means tor .imparting reciprocating impulses to the coupler pins, and resilient means connected to said coupler pins and tuned ito synchronize with said reciprocating impulses and thereby overcome inertia of the coupler pins, said pins operating to connect and disconnect the slidable carriers to the said rrotating' means.

l0. A. braiding' machine comprising; an inner turret havin@ an upwardly and ourA wardly inclined outer face, an outer turret surrounding said inner turret and 4formed with an upwardly and outwardly inclined guiding' track at its upper end, Asaid tracl beine' radially slotted and the inner face of said outer turret lying close to and parallel with the outer tace o1 the inner turret, a series or' carrier heads mounted on ,saitl track, a series of bobbins supported by said carrier heads and extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom, a 'series of Coupler pins carried by the inner turret and adapted to alternately connect the carrier heads with said'inner turret, an undulating` annular groove 'being formed in theinner wall or" the'outer turret, projections on 'the coupler pins extending' into ingto cause said .pins t l .them into and out of carrier heads as said pins a pass the slots in said g.' means tor rotating t di ections.

li. fr braiding machine vcomprising` an in i ner turret having an upwardly and outwardly inclined outer Ylace, outer turret si rounding' said inner turret formed with an upwardly and outwe-,rdlv inclined ,f-fuid ino' track at its upper1 end, said traclr being -ii-Wlly therefrom, .a series ot coupler pins carried by the in er turret i pted to intermittently connect the carriel l eads with said inner turret, an undulatin' annular groove being forged in the inner wall oi the outer turret, projections on the coupler `pins extending into sait groove and serving to cause said pins to reciprocate to bring them into and out o"2 engagement with the carrier heads as said ins and carrier heads pass the slots in sait. guiding traclr, means -t'or rotating the turrets in opposite directions, and resilien eiernents connected to the coupler pins and to the inner-turret to cause said pins to 1"iibrate in syncl ronisin with the undulations in the said groove.

l2, A braiding machine coi-'nprisingan inner turret havingl an upwardly and outwardlv inclined outer face, an outer turret surrounding' aid inner turret and forme with an upwardly and outwardly inclined guidingtrack at its upper end, said track being` radially slotted and the inner face or said outer 'turret close to and parallel with Vthe outer Ylace of the inner turret, a series oic yoke-like carrier Vheads slidably mounted on and cniln'acing` the upper part ot the guiding' track, a bobbin supported by the outer member of each of said yolre-lihe heads and extending outi'vardly and downwardly therefrom, a series of coupler pins carried by the inner turret and Vin ving on the inner surface ot the outer turret and adapted `to he alternately connected to and disconnected from the inner member of he yolredilre carrier heads, an undulating' annular groove being formed in the inner wall or" the outer turret, projections on the coupler pins entend ing into said Igu/:cove and serving' to cause said pins to reciprocate, and-means for rotat-ing vthe turrets in opposite dire tions.

13. A, braidi -ff Ymachine coinprrisir an inner turret the'upp'er end of said turret extending upwardly and outwardly torni a guiding and supporting` track, van inner series of carriers reo mounted on k and extending outwardly and *fardly therefrom, means for intermittently connecting said carriers to the inner turret i= permit the threads from the outer boeluns to pass under said inner czarriers, a series oi? thread bobbins mounted on the outer turret, a stationary guide ring', a series ot adjustable thread guides mounted on said ring; and between the outer bobbins and the inner series o'j carriers and adapted 'to cause the threads from the outer bobhins to pass over the innei` series ot carriers, rigid thread guides mounted on the outer turret and moving with the outer 'les ot hohbins and directing the threads `from said bobbins under the inner series ot carriers, and shuttles mounted on the outer ends ot the inner series ot earriers and serving; to assist in guiding the threads from the outer bobbins over and under the inner Series of carriers.

lll. i braiding' machine comprising an inner series of carriers, means for supporting' said carriers at their upper ends said carriers extending' outwardly and downwardly from their supporting means, a substantially elliptical shuttle plate secured to the outer lower end of each of said earriers, means for rotating said inner series ot' carriers, an outer series oi' bobbins, means for rotatingv said bobbins around the machine opposite to the direction oi' rotation ot the .inner carriers. a stationary -guide ring, a series ot thread-guide cams individually adjustable around said ring and adapted to cause the threads from the outer bobbins to pass over the shuttle plates of the inner series of carriers and rifzid thread guides mounted to more with the outer series of bobbins and directing; the threads from said hobbins under the shuttle plates of the inner series ot carriers.

lo, "i braiding machine comprisingf an inner series ot carriers means 'tor supporting said carriers at their upper ends said carriers extending outwardly and downwardly from their suportinej means, a substantially elliptical shuttle plate secured to the outer lower end ot each et" said carriers, means for rotating); said inner series of carriers, an outer seru ol l ohbius, means 'for rotating said bobhins around the machine opposite to the direction of rotation o' the inner carriers, rigid thread guides mounted to move with the outer series of bobbins each beiner formed with a thread-receiving notch below the horizontal centers oit the shuttle plates and adapted to receive the threads 'from the outer bobbins and direct them under the shuttle plates oi' the inner series of carriers, a stationary guide ring, and a series of thread-guide cams individually adjustable around sai@` rino and 'formed with an inclined i d-gui ...ine surface adapted to enthe tureads and lift them. out of 'the ot the guidingfj track, a bobain supported by the outer i einher oit each oit said yolu-rlike heads and extending' ,wardly and downwardly therefrom, a pair oit' coupler pins tor each of said ca ,'rier heads, all ot' said pins be ingr carried by the inner turret and moving' on the inner surface oit' the outer turret, an undulating' annular groove lieingr Atermed in the inner wall of the outer turret adjacent said pins, projections on the coupler pins er:- tendingr into said groove and ,serving to cause said pins to reciprocate as the turrets more in opposite directions, and means for rotatin the tiurets in opposite directions.

l?. A breitling machine comprising; an inner turret, an oute' turret the upper end of said outer turret extending; upwardly and outwardly to form a guiding; and supporting' track, an inner series 'ot carriers mounted on said track and extending; outwardly and downwardly therefrom` means for alternatel i ctuinectimiv said carriers to the inner tur? it to permit the threads from the outer bobbins to pass under said inner carriers, a series ot thread bobbins mounted on the outer turret. a stationary ieuide fue, a series oi adjustable thread ruidos mounted on said ring and between the outer bobbins and the inner series 'oit carrier. aud adapted to .cuide the thre: ds trom the outer bobluns, rigid thread gi'lides mounted on the outer turret and moving' with the outer series ot hobbins and directingv the threads 'from said bobbins, one oi" said two series o'lE thread guides causing' the threads iroiu the outer bobbins to pass over the inner series ot eari'iers and the other causingl the said threads to pass under the inner seres ot carriers. and shuttles mounted on the outer ends ot the inner series ot carriers and serving); to assist in Lguiding` the threads from the outer bobbins over and under the inner series ot carriers.

18. A braiding` machine comprising` a series of hobbin carriers, a guiding and supporting tra-ek on which said carriers are adapted t'o move, a rotating means, coupler means carried by said rotating; means.I means for imparting reciprocating; impulses to the coupler means, and resilient means connected to said coupler means and tuned 'to sau chronize with said reciprocating impulses and thereby overcome inertia of the coupler means said means operating to Connect and disconnect the slidable carriers to the said rotating means.

19. A braiding machine comprising an inner series of carriers7 means :for sul porting said carriers, means for rotatingv said inner series ot carriers, an outer series of bobbins, means for moving said outer serie` of bobbins around the machine opposite to the direction oi"- movement ofthe inner carriers, a stationary yguide ring, a series of thread guide cams individually adjustable around the said ring' and adapted to cause the threads from the outer bobbins to pass over the inner eies of carriers, and rigid thread guides mounted to move with the outer series of bobbins and directing the threads from said bobbins under the inner series of carriers.

20. braiding machine comprising an inner series oit carriers) means for supporting said carriers, means for rotati y said inner series of carriers, an outer vseries of bobbins, means for moving said outer series of bebbins around'-the machine opposite to the, direction of movement of the inner carriers, and series of thread Ouide Cams individualiy adjustable and adapted to cause the threads from the outer bobbins to pass over the inner series of carriers.

:in testimony whereof l hereunto a signature.

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FREDERI il KLEIQ. 

